Some community members have just learned that hazardous chemicals have
been found in well water from private wells in the area. The state environmental
agency collected well water samples and has the results of the analyses
of the samples. The health assessor has information about the chemicals
that were found. Some community members know that some of the wells containing
chemicals are not in use at this time.

After the public health assessment team gathers this information and
organizes it, what communication methods would be effective in providing
the information to people in the community?

Fact sheets, one-on-one meetings with community members, and letters
to individuals in the community would be effective ways of communicating
the information. Posting the informaton on ATSDR's Web site and putting
a notice in the post office would be less effective in reaching all the
members of the community.